Example sentences of "[noun sg] that [verb] any [noun] " in BNC.

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1 My Lords , I have long thought that the time had come to change the self-imposed judicial rule that forbade any reference to the legislative history of an enactment as an aid to its interpretation .
2 I think it 's unscientific , prejudicial and subjective to use it in a term that carries any kind of recommendation or erm disapprobation and er I think , I think one has to exercise caution in erm in the way you use tha tha that , that term , perhaps it 's better not to , not to use it at all .
3 Thus , the AMA argues , the Fifth Amendment ‘ requires that prices must be set at a level that permits any enterprise , including a physician 's medical practice , to operate successfully , to maintain its financial integrity , to attract capital , and to compensate investors for the risk assumed ’ .
4 Horror stories abound : of the rogue 's law that prevented any port agent who sold directly to fishmongers from ever trading with a Billingsgate merchant again ; of the nepotism that determined who could have a stand in the market ; and of prices that varied according to who you were and whether you had a good introduction .
5 Do not freeze an uncooked dish that includes any type of thawed frozen shellfish .
6 Being trained , Wolfe knew what to do but she was struck by the sense of panic that engulfs any parent when a child is suddenly threatened with pain or in this case , death .
7 On returning to London , she patented a line-divider , a drawing device that allowed any line to be divided into any given number of equal parts .
8 This is the most he has conceded in some 250 outings for Bangor , an appearance record that tops any Seasider goalkeeper in the last 30 years .
9 This was on-the-edge black comedy that dispelled any vestige of condescension that might have been felt towards the performers .
10 Once appraised of the real facts , there was only one person that showed any opposition to flying taking place at the airfield .
11 There is no evidence that treating any level of elevated systolic blood pressure is beneficial .
12 Is that the kind of argument that carries any weight with you ?
13 The base part drawing file contains all the geometric information to describe the complete part , plus a security code that prevents any alteration without authorization .
14 There is nothing within official NACAB policy that gives any support whatsoever to a distinction between paid and voluntary staff , but traditional British attitudes may be responsible for differentiation .
15 In its Oct. 11 editorial The Hindu described the central government 's move as " an outrage on the Constitution that devalues any claim of the Janata Dal to higher democratic values and constitutional propriety " .
16 The method that restores any position in the most efficient way is called God 's algorithm and seems likely to remain known only to God .
17 At least , not in any sense that had any bearing on the case .
18 Monique Javer also pulled a bad one out of the hat , and lost 6–1 , 6–0 to Fernandez with a performance that lacked any hint of a challenge .
19 For the belief that ‘ there is no occasion too small ’ is naturally at home in a society that resists any ranking of certain human and civic occasions below or above certain others .
20 He had mentioned to them the possibility of a deal and even the likelihood of profit , and proposed that one of the laundress 's sons come with a ladder and pick the tree clean this autumn , before the mulberries matured to that soft ripeness that threatened any laundry hanging near .
21 It is impossible to imagine that there is any purpose to life that makes any sense at all other than that life is to be enjoyed .
22 Had n't he understood that she had given herself to him for the only reason that made any sense to her .
23 This seems the only explanation of this verse that makes any sense .
24 Incidentally , it was the only part of the so-called garden that had any depth of soil at all ; the rest was very sparsely covered .
25 But the longer she stared at that tiny betraying smudge , the more she realised that it was the only explanation that made any sense at all .
26 ‘ Because that 's the only explanation that makes any kind of sense .
27 ‘ It 's the only explanation that makes any sense .
28 By entering ‘ the race … to show that the Government is wrong ’ Ukepra is clutching at straws and defying the accepted principle that marketing any product is all about listening to the demands of the consumer and satisfying those demands .
29 Marcus had embarrassed Bill — as well as hurting him — in a way that outstripped any mischief or shock Bill had ever caused .
30 James winded ; his attacker sprawling over him punching , and thrusting with his thick trunk in a way that prevented any return blow .
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